I actually had a few phone calls and emails from you guys, asking me what #7 is. I love that everyone is enjoying this list so much. I didn’t want to make you wait any longer, so here it is, Vancouver makeup artist’s #7 favorite product.
Have you ever wondered why when you are watching T.V. why all the girls skin looks so flawless? It’s not just the skin on their face, but their arms, legs and even their backs have such a beautiful glow. Well, that is because we put that glow there! Whenever an actress has a part of her skin exposed, we use body makeup or lotions on it. There are a lot of different lotions and body makeups to choose from, but “Scott Barnes Body Bling” is my all time favorite. It is different from the lotions with some shimmer in them, because it is also a body makeup. For those of you who don’t know who Scott Barnes is, he is most popularly know for being JLo’s makeup artist and is originally responsible for giving her the “glow”.
Body Bling works to help even out your bodies skin tone, while giving it a little shimmer. If you are trying to achieve a smooth, glow to the skin on your body, Body Bling is the way to go. Body Bling has a bronze tint and a luminescent shimmer to give your skin a sexy highlight. I find that it goes on evenly without heavy streaking and can be washed off easily if you apply too much.
Unfortunately we have to remember is it makeup and it can rub off on your clothes if you are not careful. Even though it looks best against white or other light colored clothes, I wouldn’t recommend wearing them together, unless you are okay with a little staining. When wearing it outside during the day, you have to remember that the simmer acts like a magnifying glass just like lipgloss does, so you must wear sunscreen underneath it. In fact I never use it on actors and clients if they will be outside in the daytime. I recommend you limit wearing it to your fabulous evenings out.
For some strange reason the body bling was discontinued for a short time, but is making a relaunch soon. For those of you were are interested in getting your hands on this body bling, it can be found on ebay. I will also let you know as soon as it is relauched.
Hope you found this useful. If you have any questions or comments on this or any other product, feel free to click “comments” above.
-Vancouver Makeup Artist
April 29th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Hey Maria! Great tips so far… Loving the insight!
Do you have any recommendations for a good (lasting) body lotion? I find I put on lotion and within hours my skin is dry again! And don’t just tell me to move to Van where the air is more humid
Thanks!
April 29th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Dear Christine,
Aveeno has a really good body moisturizer. Perhaps you need something stronger like a body butter or pure Vitamin E oil. If you find that you have to put moisturizer on several times a day then, I would start the day with exfoliating that area first. That will help remove some of that dry dead skin.
Remember over moisturizing can cause the skin to stop producing natural oils.
-Vancouver Makeup Artist